Speech

Statement of the Executive Director at the First Regular Session of the Executive Board 2015

28 January 2015

Statement

2018 Nobel Prize for Peace to Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad

05 October 2018

News

UN Youth Strategy commits support to a new generation of leaders

Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake (left, with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen at a pre-launch panel), opened the launch with a call to listen to young people who have “broken barriers and shaken systems.” © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet

25 September 2018

News

Finding a role model amid confinement of Myanmar’s Rohingya camps

Me Me teaches adolescent girls in the camp about their health and human rights, and helps them understand their own potential. © UNFPA Myanmar

31 July 2018

News

Men in Ukraine hold fast to gender norms, landmark study finds

The first-ever comprehensive study on men's gender views in Ukraine finds that one in ten men believe women should tolerate violence to keep their families intact. © UNFPA Ukraine / Maks Levin

13 September 2018

News

In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

Pregnant child brides need extra attention, says Huda, a UNFPA midwife in the Hayati Harrani women's and girl's safe space. “But our hands are tied because so few come for care.” © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet

26 July 2018

Publication

Young Persons with Disabilities

Global Study on Ending Gender-based Violence and Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Publication date: 24 Jul 2018

Author: UNFPA

News

HIV prevention efforts must reach most vulnerable – adolescents, young women, LGBTQIA+ communities

“Condoms will just disappear from our homes and we will know they are being used,” said 'Maneo Ramabanta, in Lesotho, where HIV prevention efforts must reach vulnerable adolescents. © UNFPA Lesotho/Violet Maraisane

23 July 2018

News

Girls in Azerbaijan battle disability stigma with sports

Girls attend a football programme run by UNFPA and the Special Olympics in Azerbaijan. The programme brings together girls living with disabilities and those without, to play sports and learn about their rights. © UNFPA Azerbaijan

24 July 2018

Statement

Joint Statement by Pramila Patten and Natalia Kanem on the urgent need for more support for Rohingya refugees

18 June 2018

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